Darker hued and more concentrated than the regular cuvée, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape les Grandes Grenachieres d'Hippolyte comes from old-vine Grenache in the Cabrières and Palestor lieux-dits. Full-bodied, plush and velvety, it delivers oodles of rich black cherry fruit, with a judicious dusting of spice box-like nuances on the long finish. It should drink well for at least a decade.